May 2: Day in pics

May 03, 2012 11:12 IST

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An investigator looks at debris beside a charred vehicle containing a body at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Kabul. Taliban insurgents claimed a suicide attack in the Afghan capital Kabul, shortly after US President Barack Obama left the city after an overnight visit. (AFP Photo)

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South Korean animal rights activists stage a campaign against import of US beef in front of the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, following the discovery of mad cow disease in a US dairy cow last week. AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon

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Some 450 colorful carp streamers fly before the world's highest radio tower, the Tokyo Sky Tree at a Tokyo park. Koinobori or carp streamers are displayed for May 5 Boy's Festival in Japan, that reflect the parents' wishes for boys to grow up as strong as the carp. AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno

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Demonstrators participate in an Occupy Wall Street rally in Union Square Park on May Day in New York. REUTERS/Keith Bedford

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Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, and elected lawmakers of her National League for Democracy party swear during a regular session of Myanmar Lower House at parliament in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. AP Photo/Khin Maung Win

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Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, registers on attendee's book as she attends a regular session of Myanmar Lower House at parliament in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. AP Photo/Khin Maung Win

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Rescuers pull out the wreckage of a ferry that capsized in the Brahmaputra River at Buraburi village, about 350 kilometers (215 miles) west of Guwahati, India. AP Photo/Anupam Nath

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People gathered for 'Pooram Ezhunnallipu' in front of Parmekkavu Temple as part of the famous Thrissur Pooram festival in Thrissur, Kerala.

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Women from the Sunrise Order dressed as nymphs attend the ritual of the ellipse at the annual festival of the Vale do Amanhecer, or Sunrise Valley Festival, in Planaltina, Brazil. Vale do Amanhecer is a spiritual community founded in 1959 by the medium Tia Neiva and its doctrine contains elements from Christianity, Spiritualism, Mysticism, Afro-Brazilian religions and ancient Egyptian beliefs. AP Photo/Eraldo Peres

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Campaigners dressed as dolphins attend a protest to protect the critically endangered Maui's dolphin, in front of Parliament House in Wellington. The campaigners called on their Prime Minister John Key to protect the critically endangered Maui's dolphin, one of which was found dead on April 29 taking population estimates down to 54 individuals in the world. AFP/ Marty Melville

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai signs the US-Afghanistan strategic partnership agreement on May 2, 2012 at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. The agreement provides US military and financial support to Afghanistan for 10 years after the 2014 scheduled troop withdraw. AFP/Mandel Ngan

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US President Barack Obama delivers an address on US policy and the war in Afghanistan during his visit to Bagram Air Base in Kabul. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque